Your Due Diligence Checklist When Buying A Business It may come as a shock to realise that we are fast approaching the last quarter of 2024. This is a time when directors start consolidating their company's plans for the next year. If yours involves expanding your business...
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All About The Digital Information and Smart Data Bill and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
All About The Digital Information and Smart Data Bill and The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill The Labour Government announced two new tech-focused Bills in its King’s Speech back in July 2024. Both are aimed at providing additional security for people and businesses within...
Courts Can Force Parties to Use ADR
Courts Can Force Parties To Use Alternative Dispute Resolution Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 (29 November 2023) It is hard to overemphasise the significance of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough...
What is an Environmental Impact Assessment and when is one required?
What is an Environmental Impact Assessment and when is one required? As weather events become more extreme and biodiversity is continuously threatened, businesses need to conduct in-depth risk assessments to ensure developments do not add to the climate change risk. Environment...
How Can I Avoid A Contract Dispute?
How Can I Avoid A Contract Dispute? Contracts are the glue that holds the commercial world together. They enable ventures that drive growth and innovation. However, they are also the leading cause of business disputes. We want to share with you the top five mistakes that, if...
EU AI Act Comes Into Force 1 August 2024
EU AI Act Comes Into Force 1 August 2024 EU AI Act Comes Into Force 1 August 2024 Those who expected the new Labour Government to introduce legislation strengthening controls around artificial intelligence (AI) may have been disappointed by the July 2024 King's Speech. In his...
FAQ – Third-Party Risk Management
FAQ - Third-Party Risk Management A crucial part of any organisation's ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) framework is third-party risk management (TPRM). Although you may have your own house in order regarding an environmental strategy, and you pay strict attention to...
Conducting A Data Protection Impact Assessment
Conducting A Data Protection Impact Assessment Conducting A Data Protection Impact Assessment Regular readers of our blog will have seen us mention the importance of conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) to ensure compliance with the UK GDPR. Understanding what...
A Guide To The ICO’s Approach To Regulating AI
A Guide To The ICO's Approach to Regulating AIWhen it comes technology generally, if you were ever in doubt about the truth of the saying "if it's free, you're the product”, consider the recent announcement by Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to its European customers...
What is the UK Government’s Smarter Regulation White Paper?
What is the UK Government's Smater Regulation White Paper? What is the UK Government’s Smarter Regulation White Paper? In case you had not noticed, there will be a national election next month. British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is relying on positive economic indicators,...
Risk Management And Joint Ventures
Risk Management And Joint Ventures Risk Management And Joint Ventures Joint ventures provide brilliant opportunities for entry into untapped markets and/or the development of new products. But like all great romances, be they personal or business, there is potential for...
The Latest News Around ICO Data Protection Enforcement
The Latest News Around ICO Data Protection Enforcement In December 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced it had dropped its investigation into the 2020 data breach by easyJet. The breach resulted in the theft of personal details and travel itineraries of...